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A clip of President Donald Trump from July 2022 is making the rounds on social media again as the WNBA\u2019s transgender sports controversy boils over.<\/p>\n

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Speaking at the America First Policy Institute on July 26, 2022, the former president cracked that he\u2019d be the \u201cgreatest woman\u2019s basketball coach in history\u201d by luring LeBron James into the WNBA.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d be the greatest woman\u2019s basketball coach in history,\u201d Trump quipped.\u201dBecause I don\u2019t like LeBron James. I like Michael Jordan much better. But I\u2019d go up to LeBron James. It doesn\u2019t matter. I\u2019d say, \u2018LeBron, did you ever have any desire to be a woman? Because what I\u2019d love you to do is star on my team that I\u2019m building up.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI will have the greatest team in history,\u201d he continued. \u201cThey\u2019ll never lose. Nobody will come within 70 points of this team.\u201d<\/p>\n

The clip is going viral again after WNBA player Sophie Cunningham took a stand on keeping men out of women\u2019s sports during an ESPN profile interview last month. Cunningham\u2019s comments sparked backlash from WNBA coaches, players, and at least one co-owner.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s suggestion to bring James into the WNBA was part of a years-long feud between the president and the billionaire ballplayer.<\/p>\n

The feud stretches back to September 2017, when Golden State Warriors sharp-shooter Steph Curry hesitated on a White House visit following the team\u2019s NBA title. Trump formally revoked the invite, prompting James to jump into the paint and label the president a \u201cbum,\u201d declaring that visiting the White House was an honor \u201cuntil you showed up!\u201d<\/p>\n

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U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain’t going! So therefore ain’t no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!<\/p>\n

\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) September 23, 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From there, the gloves came off. James took to the airwaves in early 2018, telling Cari Champion and Kevin Durant that Trump \u201cdoesn\u2019t give a f*ck about the people.\u201d Months later, James sat down with CNN\u2019s Don Lemon, accusing the president of using athletics to divide the nation.<\/p>\n

Trump wasted no time clapping back, famously tweeting that Lemon was \u201cthe dumbest man on television\u201d who somehow \u201cmade LeBron look smart, which isn\u2019t easy to do,\u201d before declaring his loyalty to a different GOAT: \u201cI like Mike!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn\u2019t easy to do. I like Mike!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 4, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The rivalry only intensified as social and political movements swept the nation. In August 2020, James wore a modified MAGA hat demanding the arrest of the police officers involved in Breonna Taylor\u2019s death. Just two months later on Rush Limbaugh\u2019s radio show, Trump slammed James as a \u201cnasty spokesman\u201d for the Democratic Party, contending his political activism was killing NBA TV ratings because fans didn\u2019t want to watch \u201ca guy that hates your guts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The hostility peaked in April 2021 when James posted a controversial \u201cYOU\u2019RE NEXT\u201d tweet aimed at an Ohio police officer who fatally shot a teenager while saving another girl from being stabbed. Trump ripped James for his \u201cRACIST rants,\u201d calling them divisive, insulting, and damaging to the sport.<\/p>\n

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A clip of President Donald Trump from July 2022 is making the rounds on social media again as the WNBA\u2019s transgender sports controversy boils over.Speaking at the America First Policy Institute on July 26, 2022, the former president cracked that he\u2019d be the \u201cgreatest woman\u2019s basketball coach in history\u201d by luring LeBron James into the WNBA.\u201cI\u2019d be the greatest woman\u2019s basketball coach in history,\u201d Trump quipped.\u201dBecause I don\u2019t like LeBron James. I like Michael Jordan much better. But I\u2019d go up to LeBron James. It doesn\u2019t matter. I\u2019d say, \u2018LeBron, did you ever have any desire to be a woman? Because what I\u2019d love you to do is star on my team that I\u2019m building up.\u2019\u201d\u201cI will have the greatest team in history,\u201d he continued. \u201cThey\u2019ll never lose. Nobody will come within 70 points of this team.\u201dThe clip is going viral again after WNBA player Sophie Cunningham took a stand on keeping men out of women\u2019s sports during an ESPN profile interview last month. Cunningham\u2019s comments sparked backlash from WNBA coaches, players, and at least one co-owner.Trump\u2019s suggestion to bring James into the WNBA was part of a years-long feud between the president and the billionaire ballplayer.The feud stretches back to September 2017, when Golden State Warriors sharp-shooter Steph Curry hesitated on a White House visit following the team\u2019s NBA title. Trump formally revoked the invite, prompting James to jump into the paint and label the president a \u201cbum,\u201d declaring that visiting the White House was an honor \u201cuntil you showed up!\u201dU bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain't going! So therefore ain't no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) September 23, 2017From there, the gloves came off. James took to the airwaves in early 2018, telling Cari Champion and Kevin Durant that Trump \u201cdoesn\u2019t give a f*ck about the people.\u201d Months later, James sat down with CNN\u2019s Don Lemon, accusing the president of using athletics to divide the nation.Trump wasted no time clapping back, famously tweeting that Lemon was \u201cthe dumbest man on television\u201d who somehow \u201cmade LeBron look smart, which isn\u2019t easy to do,\u201d before declaring his loyalty to a different GOAT: \u201cI like Mike!\u201dLebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn\u2019t easy to do. I like Mike!\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 4, 2018The rivalry only intensified as social and political movements swept the nation. In August 2020, James wore a modified MAGA hat demanding the arrest of the police officers involved in Breonna Taylor\u2019s death. Just two months later on Rush Limbaugh\u2019s radio show, Trump slammed James as a \u201cnasty spokesman\u201d for the Democratic Party, contending his political activism was killing NBA TV ratings because fans didn\u2019t want to watch \u201ca guy that hates your guts.\u201dThe hostility peaked in April 2021 when James posted a controversial \u201cYOU\u2019RE NEXT\u201d tweet aimed at an Ohio police officer who fatally shot a teenager while saving another girl from being stabbed. Trump ripped James for his \u201cRACIST rants,\u201d calling them divisive, insulting, and damaging to the sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"\nFLASHBACK: Trump\u2019s LeBron James Quip Takes WNBA Trans Debate To Another Level - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2087\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FLASHBACK: Trump\u2019s LeBron James Quip Takes WNBA Trans Debate To Another Level - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A clip of President Donald Trump from July 2022 is making the rounds on social media again as the WNBA\u2019s transgender sports controversy boils over.Speaking at the America First Policy Institute on July 26, 2022, the former president cracked that he\u2019d be the \u201cgreatest woman\u2019s basketball coach in history\u201d by luring LeBron James into the WNBA.\u201cI\u2019d be the greatest woman\u2019s basketball coach in history,\u201d Trump quipped.\u201dBecause I don\u2019t like LeBron James. 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Trump formally revoked the invite, prompting James to jump into the paint and label the president a \u201cbum,\u201d declaring that visiting the White House was an honor \u201cuntil you showed up!\u201dU bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain't going! So therefore ain't no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) September 23, 2017From there, the gloves came off. 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